It's taken me a little while but I actually prefer ocmod now. Being able to go into the system/modification files and make changes when developing/debugging without having to worry about vqmod clearing the cache or writing php code in xml. Once finished copy changes to the xml/database and click refresh.

Another thing I like is how all of the modifications are applied as once from the admin and not effecting the customers. You know instantely if there is a problem, in vqmod you would have to manually test each page or wait for the error to occur sometimes weeks later.

If you change them to OCmod XML syntax, then the file names must end with '.ocmod.xml' and can be uploaded to your OpenCart's system folder. Don't forget to go into your admin backend afterwards, at Extensions > Modifications, and then click on the Refresh button. This will refresh the cached modifications at system/modification.

rph wrote:They're only in the database. Nothing with ocMod can be easy.

WTF? Is this still true?

I'm just now getting around to updating my mods to v2 and was doing a little research on the new structure. I came across this thread and now I'm wondering if I should even bother! I can't tell you how many times I have had to troubleshoot an install for a client that won't give me access to their system. The cache files and error logs are basically the only thing I can get them to send me to figure out where the conflict is! Take that away and customer support = NULL.

rph wrote:They're only in the database. Nothing with ocMod can be easy.

WTF? Is this still true?

I'm just now getting around to updating my mods to v2 and was doing a little research on the new structure. I came across this thread and now I'm wondering if I should even bother! I can't tell you how many times I have had to troubleshoot an install for a client that won't give me access to their system. The cache files and error logs are basically the only thing I can get them to send me to figure out where the conflict is! Take that away and customer support = NULL.

This is only partly true. If you upload your OCmod XML files to your Opencart's system folder, they don't end up in the database.

Ocmod cache files and error logs also not a problem: they accessible via FTP and can be sent in the same way that vQmod's. The one thing that can not be done without access to admin area - refreshing of ocMod cache.